ToddyCat: Keep calm and check logs
In this article, we’ll describe ToddyCat new toolset, the malware used to steal and exfiltrate data, and the techniques used by this group to move laterally and conduct espionage operations.
Encryption
Endpoint malware attacks decline as campaigns spread wider
In Q2 2023, 95% of malware now arrives over encrypted connections, endpoint malware volumes are decreasing despite campaigns growing more widespread, ransomware detections are declining amid a rise in double-extortion attacks, and older software vulner…
Cryptographer Announces $12K Bounty to Find the Lost Seeds to 5 NIST Elliptic Curves
Long-time Slashdot reader mejustme writes: The NIST elliptic curves that power much of modern cryptography were generated in the late ’90s by hashing seeds provided by the NSA. Rumor has it that they are in turn hashes of English sentences, but the per…
New Group Attacking iPhone Encryption Backed By US Political Dark-Money Network
Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from The Intercept: The Heat Initiative, a nonprofit child safety advocacy group, was formed earlier this year to campaign against some of the strong privacy protections Apple provides customers. The gr…
Weekly Vulnerability Recap – October 2, 2023 – WS_FTP, Exim, Cisco and Other Exploited Vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities carrying high severity scores require urgent attention, and many of this week’s critical vulnerabilities are no exception. A host of zero-day vulnerabilities, several under active attack, will require immediate attention for patching or mitigation. However, as valuable as ratings can be, they don’t tell the whole story. 25-year-old RSA description vulnerabilities defy the CSV […]
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‘All systems need to be hardened’: Officials, industry sound the alarm on quantum threat to encryption
New “quantum resistant” encryption standards won’t be finalized until next year, but officials and experts say agencies and industry should start hunting vulnerabilities hidden in their software and hardware, including embedded chips critical to US wea…
The hidden costs of neglecting cybersecurity for small businesses
In this Help Net Security interview, Raffaele Mautone, CEO of Judy Security, talks about the cybersecurity problems that small businesses face and the need for prioritization to save businesses from potential fines and damage to their brand reputation….
Signal Will Leave the UK Rather Than Add a Backdoor
Totally expected, but still good to hear:
Onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, Meredith Whittaker, the president of the Signal Foundation, which maintains the nonprofit Signal messaging app, reaffirmed that Signal would leave the U.K. if the country’s recently passed Online Safety Bill forced Signal to build “backdoors” into its end-to-end encryption.
“We would leave the U.K. or any jurisdiction if it came down to the choice between backdooring our encryption and betraying the people who count on us for privacy, or leaving,” Whittaker said. “And that’s never not true.”…
How global enterprises navigate the complex world of data privacy
In this Help Net Security interview, Evelyn de Souza, Head of Privacy Compliance, Oracle SaaS Cloud, talks about the constant efforts required to keep up with privacy laws in each country, and ensuring compliance across the entire organization. She als…
Meredith Whittaker Reaffirms That Signal Would Leave UK If Forced By Privacy Bill
Meredith Whittaker, the president of the Signal Foundation, which maintains the nonprofit Signal messaging app, reaffirmed that Signal would leave the U.K. if the country’s recently passed Online Safety Bill forced Signal to build “backdoors” into its …